What your landlord can do to improve your home

Your council or a housing association landlord can arrange to carry out improvement work if your home doesn't meet the Decent Homes Standard. This work is often done through a planned improvement programme.

Different types of work are often done at different times. For example, your landlord could replace all the kitchens on an estate in one year, then replace all the windows the next year.

Your landlord looks at lots of different information to decide if your home meets the Decent Home Standard. For example:

Unsuitable accommodation

If you apply to the council as homeless and the council offers you a private tenancy, it should be safe and be in a reasonable condition. If it's not, it won't count as suitable for you and your family.